The world of the 11th century was bound together less by nations and more by people — by families, whose loyalties crossed seas, by dynasties with roots in several lands at once. A Scandinavian noble ...

In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated the history of Scandinavia for the period from the Roman period (between 1.0 CE and 400.0 CE) to the present, spanning over 2,000 years.

Not so long ago – just over 130 years – the first Sons of Norway organization was created as an answer to a problem faced by Norwegian immigrants.

A new study reported in the journal Cell on January 5 captures a genetic history across Scandinavia over 2,000 years, from the Iron Age to the present day. This look back at Scandinavian history is ...

In the shadows of York’s storied walls, an ancient Roman skeleton has revealed an astonishing secret: Scandinavian heritage predates the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons in Britain. Long before the fabled ...

In the summer of 2023, archaeologists excavating at Øvre Eiker near Oslo discovered a longhouse with unusually large ...

Chef Christer explores Eastern Norway’s rich cultural, culinary, and naval history. Chef Christer visits the magnificent naval shipyard in Horten, Eastern Norway, and learns what navy crews ate in the ...

Paleogeneticists have taken a sweeping look at 297 ancient genomes from Scandinavia and compared them with genetic data from 16,500 living Scandinavians to better understand the genetic history of the ...

When Swedish, Norwegian and Danish immigrants first set foot in Minnesota, they came for the promise of land and opportunity, but they remained determined to preserve their culture and traditions.